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TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Turk J Med Sci
E-ISSN: 1303-6165
ISSN: 1300-0144
Year: 2017 Volume: 47 Number: 1
  1. Adults with common variable immunodeficiency: a singlecenter experience
    UĞUR HACİ MUŞABAK, FEVZİ DEMİREL, SAİT YEŞİLLİK, ABDULLAH BAYSAN, ALİ SELÇUK, ÖZGÜR KARTAL, MUSTAFA GÜLEÇ, ÇAĞATAY ÖKTENLİ, OSMAN ŞENER
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 1-12
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  2. Chromosomal findings and sequence analysis of target exons of calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) gene in patients with Sagliker syndrome
    ERDAL TUNÇ, OSMAN DEMİRHAN, YAHYA SAĞLIKER, İSMAİL YILDIZ, NURAY PAYLAR, ALİ İRFAN GÜZEL
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 13-21
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  3. Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphisms are strong predictors of type 2 diabetes among nonobese diabetics in the Turkish population
    DUDU ERKOÇ KAYA, HİLAL ARIKOĞLU, SEYİT ALİ KAYIŞ, ONUR ÖZTÜRK, MUSTAFA SAİT GÖNEN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 22-28
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  4. Pooled analysis of 899 nosocomial meningitis episodes from Turkey
    OĞUZ REŞAT SİPAHİ, ARZU NAZLI ZEKA, MELTEM TAŞBAKAN, HÜSNÜ PULLUKÇU, BİLGİN ARDA, TANSU YAMAZHAN, HİLAL SİPAHİ, SERCAN ULUSOY
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 29-33
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  5. Is there any difference in tetanus IgG levels of diabetic patients with respect to the presence of foot ulcers?
    FATİH TEKİN, MEHMET SÜRMELİ, ZEYNEP ÇİZMECİ, ÖZLEM TEKİN, ERGİN IŞIK, ÖMER FARUK TANER, DERUN TANER ERTUĞRUL
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 34-39
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  6. Intravitreal PRN ranibizumab treatment for macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion
    HASAN BASRİ ÇAKMAK, MÜCELLA ARIKAN YORGUN, YASİN TOKLU, MELEK MUTLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 40-46
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  7. Potential drug-drug interactions among prescriptions for elderly patients in primary health care
    ZAFER GÖREN, MAHLUGA J. DEMIRKAPU, GÖKÇE AKPINAR ACET, SANDA ÇALI, MEDINE GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 47-54
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  8. Determination of the ideal sampling technique to reduce repeated procedures: a comparative study including 393 fine-needle aspirations for thyroid nodules
    FATİH UZUNKAYA, AHMET ÖZDEN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 55-60
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  9. Sex-related differences in COPD Assessment Test scores of COPD populations with or without significant anxiety and/or depression
    YELDA VAROL, CEYDA ANAR, PINAR ÇİMEN, MEHMET ÜNLÜ, HÜSEYİN HALİLÇOLAR, SALİH ZEKİ GÜÇLÜ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 61-68
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  10. Prevalence and associated factors of thrombocytopenia among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients at a tertiary care hospital in İzmir, Turkey
    CAN HÜSEYİN HEKİMOĞLU, FİGEN KAPTAN, İLKNUR VARDAR, SERAP URAL, NESRİN TÜRKER, BAHAR ÖRMEN, NURBANU SEZAK, SİBEL EL
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 69-75
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  11. Intracranial intraventricular tumors: long-term surgical outcome of 25 patients
    SİMA SAYYAHMELLİ, OĞUZ BARAN, DOĞA UĞURLAR, RAHŞAN KEMERDERE, VEYSEL ANTAR, TANER TANRIVERDİ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 76-84
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  12. Relation of unsupported and unsupervised exercise with anthropometric and biochemical indices among type 2 diabetic patients
    PRINCE CHIKWERE, KWABENA NSIAH, MARINA TANDOH
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 85-90
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  13. A functional tool demonstrating the physical function decline independent of age in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease
    ÖZLEM TAŞOĞLU, NERGİZ BAYRAKCI, DİDEM SEZGİN ÖZCAN, NİHAL ÖZKAYAR, İRFAN TAŞOĞLU, NEŞE ÖZGİRGİN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 91-97
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  14. Abdominal actinomycosis in the last 10 years and risk factors for appendiceal actinomycosis: review of the literature
    MARTA LISA-GRACIA, BERTA MARTÍN-RIVAS, MARCOS PAJARON-GUERRERO, ANA ARNAIZ-GARCÍA
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 98-102
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  15. Microvascular tissue transfers in the elderly: safety analysis for a challenging area
    ALİ EMRE AKSU, GALİP GENCAY ÜSTÜN, OZAN BİTİK, MURAT KARA, AHMET HAMDİ SAKARYA, TUNÇ ŞAFAK
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 103-108
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  16. Nitric oxide in cerebrospinal fluid of central nervous system tuberculosis: correlations with culture, antibody response, and cell count
    KAVITHA KUMAR, PRASHANT GIRIBHATTANAVAR, SHRIPAD PATIL
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 109-114
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  17. Endometriosis-associated changes in serum levels of interferons and chemokines
    ANDREI MIHAI MALUTAN, TUDOR DRUGAN, RAZVAN CIORTEA, CARMEN BUCURI, MARIA PATRICIA RADA, DAN MIHU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 115-122
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  18. Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on quality of life in people with diabetes presenting to a specialist diabetes clinic
    BILAL BIN YOUNIS, ROZINA ARSHAD, HAROON YOUSUF, FATIMA SALMAN, JUNAID MASOOD, SAIMA KHURSHID
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 123-126
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  19. Cardiac MRI and 3D contrast-enhanced MR angiography in pediatric and young adult patients with Turner syndrome
    HASAN YİĞİT, AŞAN ÖNDER, SENEM ÖZGÜR, ZEHRA AYCAN, SELMİN KARADEMİR, VEHBİ DOĞAN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 127-133
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  20. Factors associated with the rate of COPD exacerbations that require hospitalization
    RADISA PAVLOVIC, SRDJAN STEFANOVIC, ZORICA LAZIC, SLOBODAN JANKOVIC
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 134-141
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  21. QF-PCR in invasive prenatal diagnosis: a single-center experience in Turkey
    ÖZGE ÖZER KAYA, ALTUĞ KOÇ, TAHA REŞİD ÖZDEMİR, ÖZGÜR KIRBIYIK, BERK ÖZYILMAZ, MEHMET ÖZEREN, DENİZ CAN ÖZTEKİN, CÜNEYT EFTAL TANER, YAŞAR BEKİR KUTBAY
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 142-147
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  22. Using fuzzy logic for diagnosis and classification of spasticity
    VEYSEL ALCAN, MEHMET RAHMİ CANAL, MURAT ZİNNUROĞLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 148-160
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  23. Surgical treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
    PINAR BIÇAKÇIOĞLU, SELİM ŞAKİR ERKMEN GÜLHAN, EBRU SAYILIR, HAKAN ERTÜRK, YETKİN AĞAÇKIRAN, SADİ KAYA, NURETTİN KARAOĞLANOĞLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 161-166
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  24. Comparison of response to treatment of unilateral and bilateral varicocelectomy
    ERCAN ÖĞREDEN, URAL OĞUZ, ABDULLAH ÇIRAKOĞLU, ERHAN DEMİRELLİ, ERDAL BENLİ, ORHAN YALÇIN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 167-171
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  25. Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in a Turkish community
    DERYA ÇAKIR ERDOĞAN, FÜSUN CÖMERT, ELİF AKTAŞ SEPETCİ, FÜRÜZAN KÖKTÜRK, CANAN KÜLAH
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 172-179
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  26. Epidemiology and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft tissue infections in Shiraz, Iran
    SAMIRA MEHRSHAD, MASOUD HAGHKHAH, SHAHIN AGHAEI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 180-187
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  27. The prevalence of coronary artery anomalies with coronary computed tomography
    HAKKI YEŞİLYURT, UĞUR AKSU, KAMURAN KALKAN, SELİM TOPCU, ENBİYA AKSAKAL, İBRAHİM HALİL TANBOĞA, RECEP SADE, FATİH RIFAT ULUSOY, ABDULMECİT KANTARCI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 188-193
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  28. HPV types and E6/E7 mRNA expression in cervical samples from Turkish women with abnormal cytology in Ankara, Turkey
    İPEK TÜNEY, AYLİN ALTAY, KORAY ERGÜNAY, SEVGEN ÇELİK ÖNDER, ALP USUBÜTÜN, MEHMET COŞKUN SALMAN, GÜLENDAM BOZDAYI, ERDEM KARABULUT, OSMAN SELİM BADUR, KUNTER YÜCE, AHMET PINAR
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 194-200
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  29. Significant association between SCGB1D4 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to adenoid hypertrophy in a pediatric population
    TALİH ÖZDAŞ, SİBEL ÖZDAŞ, MEHMET ALİ BABADEMEZ, SAMİ ENGİN MUZ, MAHMUT HUNTÜRK ATİLLA, SİBEL BAŞTİMUR, AFİFE İZBIRAK, KENAN KURT, IŞILAY ÖZ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 201-210
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  30. Surveillance of preventive measures for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and its rate in Makkah Region hospitals, Saudi Arabia
    AHMAD BANJAR, MOHAMMED FELEMBAN, KHALID DHAFAR, ZOHAIR GAZZAZ, BADR AL HARTHI, MUKHTIAR BAIG, KASIM AL KHATIB, JAMEELA ZAKARIA, KAWTHER HAWSAWI, LILMA ISAHAC, ARBI AKBAR
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 211-216
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  31. A novel mutation in exon 1 of GATA4 in Egyptian patients with congenital heart disease
    OLFAT SHAKER, SALWA OMRAN, EMAN SHARAF, GEHAN A. HEGAZY, MOHAMED MASHALY, NAGWA E.A. GABOON
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 217-221
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  32. Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patients and relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals
    KAMURAN BAHAR SANDIKCI, YUSUF ÜSTÜ, MERT MUHİTTİN SANDIKCI, BURCU KAYHAN TETİK, DERYA IŞIK, MEHMET UĞURLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 222-233
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  33. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is elevated in recurring nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer
    EMRAH YÜRÜK, THEODORE ROBERT SAITZ, SERKAN GÖNÜLTAŞ, EGE CAN ŞEREFOĞLU, AHMET YASER MÜSLÜMANOĞLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 234-239
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  34. Retrospective analysis of primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a single center study from Turkey
    NUR SOYER, ASU FERGÜN YILMAZ, NAZAN ÖZSAN, FAHRİ ŞAHİN, GÜRAY SAYDAM, MURAT TOMBULOĞLU, MİNE HEKİMGİL, FİLİZ VURAL
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 240-245
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  35. Physicochemical and biochemical parameters in milk of Serbian breastfeeding women
    SLAVICA SUNARIC, MARKO DENIC, JELENA LALIC, TATJANA JOVANOVIC, ANA SPASIC, JELENA ZIVKOVIC, NATASA TRUTIC, GORDANA KOCIC
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 246-251
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  36. Evaluation of dental technician's pneumoconiosis using chest X-ray and HRCT: correlation between radiological and functional findings
    RECAİ ERGÜN, DİLEK ERGÜN, ENDER EVCİK, BEGÜM ERGAN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 252-259
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  37. Assessment of plasma amino acid profile in autism using cation-exchange chromatography with postcolumn derivatization by ninhydrin
    MONA MOHAMED ZAKI, HALA ABDEL-AL, MOHAMED AL-SAWI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 260-267
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  38. The genicular nerve: radiofrequency lesion application for chronic knee pain
    PAKİZE KIRDEMİR, SERDAR ÇATAV, FİLİZ ALKAYA SOLMAZ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 268-272
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  39. A descriptive study of adherence to lifestyle modification factors among hypertensive patients
    FADWA ALHALAIQA, AHMAD AL-NAWAFLEH, ABDUL-MONIM BATIHA, RAMI MASA'DEH, AIDA ABD AL-RAZEK
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 273-281
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  40. Can ischemia-modified albumin be used to differentiate between generalized seizures and pseudoseizures?
    TÜLAY KAMAŞAK, SÜLEYMAN TÜREDİ, HEPSEN MİNE SERİN, AHMET MENTEŞE, ABDÜLKADİR GÜNDÜZ, AHMET ALVER, ALİ CANSU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 282-286
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  41. Identification of the cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61) gene variations in osteosarcoma patients
    SYED RIZWAN HUSSAIN, SABIR ALI, AJAI SINGH, VINEET KUMAR, NAZIA RIZIVI, MANISH YADAV, MOHAMMAD KALEEM AHMAD, VIJAY KUMAR, ABBAS ALI MAHDI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 287-294
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  42. Effects of steep Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum on middle ear pressure in patients undergoing robotic radical prostatectomy
    FÜSUN BOZKIRLI, NURDAN BEDİRLİ, MEHMET AKÇABAY
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 295-299
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  43. Is lower uterine segment involvement a prognostic factor in endometrial cancer?
    SALİM ERKAYA, MURAT ÖZ, HASAN ONUR TOPÇU, ALİ LEVENT ŞİRVAN, TAYFUN GÜNGÖR, MEHMET MUTLU MEYDANLI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 300-306
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  44. Outcomes after lobectomy and pneumonectomy in lung cancer patients aged 70 years or older
    İLKNUR AYTEKİN, MARUF ŞANLI, AHMET FERUDUN IŞIK, BÜLENT TUNÇÖZGÜR, AHMET ULUŞAN, KEMAL BAKIR, SEVAL KUL, LEVENT ELBEYLİ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 307-312
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  45. Endosonogragphic features of lesions suggesting gastric ectopic pancreas: experience of a single tertiary center
    MAHMUT YÜKSEL, SABİTE KACAR, MUHAMMET YENER AKPINAR, FATİH SAYGILI, MERAL AKDOĞAN KAYHAN, SELÇUK DİŞİBEYAZ, YASEMİN ÖZİN, MUSTAFA KAPLAN, İHSAN ATEŞ, ERTUĞRUL KAYAÇETİN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 313-317
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  46. The role of oxidative stress in α-amanitin-induced hepatotoxicity in an experimental mouse model
    ZERRİN DEFNE DÜNDAR, MEHMET ERGİN, İBRAHİM KILINÇ, TAMER ÇOLAK, PEMBE OLTULU, BAŞAR CANDER
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 318-325
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  47. The role of outer inflammatory protein A (OipA) in vaccination of the C57BL/6 mouse model infected by Helicobacter pylori
    MOHADDESE MAHBOUBI, TAHEREH FALSAFI, MAJID SADEGHIZADEH, FATEMEH MAHJOUB
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 326-333
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  48. The effect of kisspeptin on spermatogenesis and apoptosis in rats
    NİLÜFER AYTÜRK, TÜLİN FIRAT, AYSEL KÜKNER, CANDAN ÖZOĞUL, FATMA TÖRE, İSMAİL ENGİN KANDIRALI, BAYRAM YILMAZ
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 334-342
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  49. Metoclopramide inhibits trigeminovascular activation: evidence for effective acute attack treatment in migraine
    HACER DOĞANAY AYDIN, DOĞA VURALLI, DİDEM TUBA AKÇALI, HAYRUNNİSA BOLAY BELEN
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 343-347
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  50. Pentoxifylline attenuates mucosal damage in an experimental model of rat colitis by modulating tissue biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis
    EYLEM KARATAY, ÖZLEM GÜL UTKU, HARUN ERDAL, MEHMET ARHAN, İBRAHİM KORAL ÖNAL, MEHMET İBİŞ, ÖZGÜR EKİNCİ, CANAN YILMAZ DEMİRTAŞ, GİYASEDDİN ŞÜKRÜ DUMLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 348-356
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  51. Dysregulation of the DKK1 gene in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    SİNEM FIRTINA, ÖZDEN HATIRNAZ NG, YÜCEL ERBİLGİN, UĞUR ÖZBEK, MÜGE SAYİTOĞLU
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 357-363
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  52. Effects of coadministration of artemisinin and iron on histopathological alterations in the AGS gastric adenocarcinoma cell line
    PAYMAN ZARE, AMIR ALI SHAHBAZFAR, MAHSA ALEM, SALMAN VARMAGHANI, ALI EBRAHIMI KATOULI, ALIASGHAR PARVARESH ANBAR, POURIA BAHRAMI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 364-367
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  53. Analysis of meiotic spindle and zona pellucida birefringence of IVM oocytes in PCOS patients
    FERESHTEH SAFIAN, MOHAMMAD ALI KHALILI, SAREH ASHOURZADEH, MARJAN OMIDI
    Turk J Med Sci, 47, (2017), 368-373
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